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Economic Incentives Package Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 10, the Alabama Jobs Act sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton) was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate. This bill is reportedly designed to improve the state’s economic development efforts by revamping the incentives offered to companies … Continued
March 11, 2015

Worley and Knight Reflect on Selma March

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, March 7, Alabama Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Worley and Alabama Legislative Black Caucus Chair State Representative John Knight (D-Montgomery) both released statements on the 50th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma where peaceful voting rights marchers were attacked by Alabama State Troopers, local police, and a white … Continued
March 9, 2015

Governor Asks for ASU BOT Members Dean and Wiggins to Resign

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 22 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) sent letters to both Alabama State University (ASU) Board of Trustees Chairman Elton Dean and Board of Trustees member Marvin Wiggins asking them to resign from their positions for the good of the school. In the letter to Dean, the … Continued
July 24, 2014

Attorney General’s Offices Takes over Investigation at ASU

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Montgomery Advertiser reported on Sunday, April 27 that the state Attorney General’s office will take over an investigation into allegations of improper use of state dollars at Alabama State University. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that Attorney General Luther Strange has recused himself from the investigation and has appointed … Continued
April 29, 2014

Knight Retires from Alabama State University

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, April 25th, longtime Alabama State University Executive Vice President and State Representative John Knight (D) from Montgomery has retired from the historically Black college in Montgomery. Representative Knight’s retirement is just four months after the Alabama State University Board of Trustees (BOT) chose ASU alum, Dr. Gwendolyn … Continued
April 25, 2014

House Passes Bill to Deal with Changing Energy Sector

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama, like other states, funds its interstate, road, and bridge construction and maintenance with taxes on gasoline and diesel.  We pay for the roads that we need to go to work, to church, to get groceries, etc. when we fuel up at the pump. The vehicles that we drive … Continued
March 20, 2014

House Passes General Fund Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In a Wednesday afternoon session, the Alabama House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2015 General Fund budget, House Bill 235, which goes into place on October 1. Because of Alabama’s archaic budgeting practices, education has its own separate budget, with monies earmarked by the Alabama Constitution for both … Continued
February 28, 2014

Bill Merging Auditor and Public Examiner’s Offices Passes Out of Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 19, House Bill 350 by sponsored by state Representative Ed Henry (R) from Decatur was passed out of the House Ways and Means for the General Fund Committee. Rep. Henry told the committee. “This has actually been another learning experience working on this legislation…Took a rough … Continued
February 28, 2014

Alabama State University Selects Gwendolyn Boyd as New President

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, December 20 the Alabama State University Board of Trustees chose ASU alum, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd to serve as its new president. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) presided over the meeting at the historically Black college in Montgomery.  Gov. Bentley said in a statement afterwards that, “I think … Continued
December 23, 2013

House Passes Irrigation Tax Credit Bill Clarifications Despite Democratic Delay Tactics

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Alabama House Democrats unleashed a host of delaying tactics designed to drag out the legislative process by wasting as much time as House rules will allow.  This limited the day’s business in the Alabama House of Representatives to just two bills. Alabama State Rep. Alan Boothe’s HB … Continued
March 13, 2013